Many
people celebrate Christmas because it is a holiday. Because it is when Santa
will come! Because we get gifts for Christmas! Because we could get together as
a family and have a turkey! Because we can put up a Christmas tree!
But
why do you celebrate?
Christians
celebrate in honour of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. He was probably born
circa 5 B.C. Luke 2:10-11, relates the birth, the angel appeared to the shepherds
on the night of Jesus’ birth and said “I bring you good news that will cause
great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been
born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”
We
celebrate Christmas because we needed deliverance and the Saviour, the Messiah
has come! We celebrate the Lord’s coming in humility because He took on “the
very nature of a servant” for our sakes (Phil. 2:6-8).
We
celebrate Christmas with gift-giving because of the “indescribable gift” that
God gave to us (2 Cor 9:15). We celebrate Christmas by stringing lights on a
tree because the light of the world has come to us. We celebrate Christmas with
carols because they express the joy of Mary and Zacharias, Simeon, the angels,
the shepherds and all who extol the Lord in poetry! We celebrate Christmas by
decorating our trees with stars, angels and tinsel because of eternal life that
Jesus brings (John 4:14). And the ever green tree reflects the promise of eternity.
We
celebrate the love and rescue initiated by God for mankind. With Adam we fell.
But with Jesus we are rescued from sure death. God looked at our sinful planet
and saw His people in mortal danger. And
so we celebrate His decision to be the Rescuer of all mankind!
“Merry
Christmas!”
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